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Ruby Rodriguez says her sister Dr. Sally Gatchalian is battling COVID-19

By Bianca Geli
Published March 23, 2020 10:29 AM PHT

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Ruby Rodriguez admitted on Twitter that her sister Dr. Sally Gatchalian is “weak but stable” she also denied reports of her sister's death from COVID-19.

Ruby Rodriguez shut down fake news on Twitter claiming her sister, Dr. Sally Gatchalian--president of the Philippine Pediatric Society, has died due to COVID-19.

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She wrote about her sister's condition and admitted that she is weak but stable and currently “fighting.”

"Yes, she is my sister. Yes, she is confined. Yes we all are praying and scared. But when fake news spreads and people texting me condolences. I ask, please. She is fighting! She is weak but stable. Please," the Eat Bulaga wrote in a tweet on Saturday,” she tweeted.

According to a report from GMA News Online Ruby received condolences after a netizen tweeted fake news about her sister's death.

Three doctors from Quezon City tested positive with COVID-19. The Philippine Heart Association confirmed the death of a young cardiologist from Philippine Heart Center on Saturday due to COVID-19 while in Manila, an anesthesiologist from Manila Doctors Hospital succumbed to the virus.

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